1、 Lesson 2 Name Stories1.What sort of names do you think is popular in China in 1960s,in 1970s,in 1980s?2.Among some of the Chinese celebrities,whose names do you like?Why?Brainstorm3.Are you satisfied with your name?4.If you had a choice to make a name for your children,what name would you like to m
2、ake?Why?specificsignificanceabnormalvividhardshipviolinistnameaftercome acrossadj.详细的，特定的n.重要性，意义adj.反常的，不正常的adj.生动的，逼真的n.艰苦，困苦n.小提琴家以命名偶然遇见hold upcount onoriginfigure outdiscourageend upput up withsuffering支撑起依靠n.起源，开端，出身理解vt.使泄气，使灰心以结束，以告终容忍，忍受n.痛苦，困难musicalmusical instrumentadmirableteasesuspensi
3、on bridgevideophonein particularadj.音乐的乐器adj.令人钦佩的，极佳的vt.嘲笑，取笑吊桥n.可视电话特别，尤其1.My parents want me to grow up to be a _ someone who helps to build a better future for society.Guess the meanings of the under lined words or phrases:“pillar of society”2.He is a very _ man,who can deal with all kinds of di
4、fficult situations.capable3.A blacksmith is somebody who makes things from _,but not wood or rubber.metal4.Do you think that monkeys are the _ of man?5.When it turns cold,the birds will_ to the South.6.what is your _ goal in English learning?ancestorsmigratespecific7.Doing some voluntary work for th
5、e community is of great _ to ones growth.8.a physically _ child 9.The students who have gone to America during summer significanceabnormalholiday give us a _ description of the skyscrapers in New York.vividSome birds _ for winter or food with the change of seasons.migrate-Do you know anything about
6、the job of _?-Yes,they make things from metal entirely by hand.blacksmithsThe cute monkey is believed to be human _.In other words,humans developed from monkeys.ancestor_ play an important part in womens make-up.Almost every woman wants to _ some.Jewelspossess-Its natural to _ new words in reading.H
7、ow do you deal with this situation?-Try to guess the meaning from the e acrossPandas are rare animals living in the world.Their survival _our help and protection.However,children should learn to live independentlyfrom a young age.counts onCan you play any of these musical _?instruments-Look!These pe
8、ople are awarded prizes.They must have done well in their working fields.-Right.They are _ of our country and society.So are university students.pillarsThe SARS vaccine(疫苗)was _ on 18 monkeys,which died in the experiment _tried outeventuallyLife of these _ women is not always full of smiles.They hav
9、e to pay more than men to achieve success.capableNowadays,love on line is popular.I cant _why so many people are interested in virtual reality.figure outChildren in poor mountain areas suffered great _ in learning.hardship-You can _ anybody on April fools day.-But some tricks are hard to _ sometimes
10、.teaseput up withListen to the three students talking about their names.Do the matching in Exercise 3.1.Wang Jiannan 2.John Evans 3.Heather Smith 4.John Evans 5.Heather Smith 6.Wang JiannanMy name is Wang Jiannan and like many Chinese names,Jiannan means several things at once.When my parents were _
11、 a name for me,they _ the character“Nan”.“N”is a type of wood that is used tolooking forcame across_the roof in the construction of traditional Chinese houses.Therefore my parents chose this character for me because they wanted me to _to be _ someone who helps to build a betterhold upgrow upa pillar
12、 of societyfuture for society.But,as well as having meaning from the characters that are used for writing,Chinese names can also have _ according to their _._,significancesounds In my caseJiannan sounds like _,but I dontgood and capable boyMy name is Heather Smith.“Smith”is one of the most _ names i
13、n Britain.The _ of“Smith”is“black smith”.A blacksmith is somebody who makes things from _.I guess there were many of them incommonoriginmetalEurope in the days when _ were the fastest form of land _and riders _ the service of blacksmiths for metal horse shoes.Well there are very few blacksmiths thes
14、e days and no one in my family canhorsescounted ontransport_ which _ was a blacksmith but I suppose we must have had one sometime in the past.My first name is easier to explain.“Heather”is a _flower that grows a lot in certain parts of the country.Myancestorfigure outpurplemother comes from a place
15、in northern England where heather turns whole hillsides purple every _.But when she had me,she was living in London JulyMy name is John Evans.It is a very common name that doesnt _anywhere and you wouldnt think it had a story to it,but I believe that when you _ deep enough every name has a story to
16、it.“Evans”is a verystand outdigcommon _name and I am not sure exactly what it means,only that there are many“Evans”in Wales and all around Britain.My grandfather _from a farm in Northern Wales to look for work.WelshmigratedHe was seventeen and he _ in the industrial city of Manchester.He _ a lot of
17、hardship all his life to provide a good future for his _and I am _ for that.“John”is just about the most common boys name in England.You might think ended upput up withdescendentsgrateful come acrosshold up grow upstand for count onfigure out look likeend up put up with Can you guess their meanings
18、now?Read the passage in Exercise 5 and fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs.Read through the Function File and predict what the missing words are.Listen to the Function File and fill in the blanks.I believe to express ones beliefsI suppose to express ones assumptionI guess to express ones guess
19、esExercise 1 on page 54Exercise 2 on page 54Think about stories attached to your parents names.Use the question cues to write notes.What characters are used to write their names?What do these characters mean?Were they named after anybody in particular?If so,who and why?What do their names mean to you?If they could choose other names,what do you think they would be?Why would they choose them?
